MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.23,-87.44 Latitude: 38.23 Longitude: -87.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 44 SFC 989 140 22.1 17.8 77 4.3 19.2 176 15 296.2 298.6 292.8 333.9 13.09 2 950 489 22.4 15.8 66 6.7 17.9 189 42 300.0 302.1 293.0 334.9 11.94 3 900 957 18.4 14.6 78 3.8 15.9 195 49 300.5 302.6 293.0 334.8 11.68 4 850 1444 14.2 12.7 91 1.4 13.3 196 47 301.0 303.0 292.6 333.2 10.95 5 800 1954 11.7 2.2 52 9.5 6.6 203 40 303.6 304.7 288.9 320.7 5.62 6 750 2490 7.9 -3.5 44 11.5 2.4 207 44 305.2 305.9 287.9 317.3 3.93 7 700 3055 4.8 -1.4 64 6.2 1.7 214 44 307.8 308.8 289.7 323.1 4.93 8 650 3657 1.8 1.1 95 0.7 1.4 218 47 311.0 312.2 291.9 330.9 6.40 9 600 4299 -1.5 -2.6 92 1.2 -2.1 215 53 314.4 315.4 292.0 331.0 5.25 10 550 4987 -6.1 -8.6 83 2.5 -7.2 213 56 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.6 3.63 11 500 5726 -11.0 -14.1 78 3.1 -12.2 219 57 319.6 320.1 291.2 328.1 2.56 12 450 6530 -14.6 -17.2 81 2.6 -15.4 225 55 324.9 325.4 292.4 332.5 2.21 13 400 7412 -21.0 -23.3 81 2.4 -21.6 228 54 327.7 328.0 292.5 332.8 1.46 14 350 8384 -28.1 -30.8 77 2.8 -28.6 231 59 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.0 0.84 15 300 9471 -37.2 -40.2 74 3.0 -37.5 231 61 333.0 333.0 292.9 334.4 0.39 16 250 10699 -49.0 -52.4 68 3.4 -49.2 232 60 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12136 -50.5 -69.0 9 18.5 -50.9 241 73 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.02 18 150 13966 -60.4 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.6 246 59 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16456 -65.4 -85.6 4 20.2 -65.5 254 40 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.33 m Freezing level: 622.41 mb = 4011.56 m = 13161.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.72 mb = 3911.52 m = 12832.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.44 C = 81.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.60 mb = 686.39 m = 2251.92 ft T: 20.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 17.63 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.59 mb = 1438.32 m = 4718.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.86 C = 80.36 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 31.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 231.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.49 mb = 1251.00 m = 4104.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.49 mb = 2223.14 m = 7293.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 354.49 mb = 8290.77 m = 27200.35 ft B at Equ Level: 220.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 204.49 mb = 11993.15 m = 39347.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.2 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 239.2 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.9 neg: -20.8 tot: 332.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 3.81 Bulk Shear: 60.84 m/s